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water cooler where we talk about an event from earlier. week. president obama with school children standing behind him signed an executive order meant to curb gun violence. nice scene. some conservative pundits and their lead eer stephen come betr not impressed. >> obama knew his gun grab was going to pass the smell test, so he stooped to surround himself with children. like this confused boy joey. he loves trains. folks, it was a transparent appeal to our humanity. luckily, rush limbaugh doesn't have any. >> obama uses kids as human shields. he brings these kids supposedly who wrote letters to the white house after newtown, bring them up there to present a picture of support among the children. you got these little kids there. they don't want to die. [ crying noises ] how can you not listen to them? >> you are being manipulated, america. >> o oh, boo-hoo. i want to the go to disney land. i want a pony. i want to live to see another day. grow up. oh, i want to grow up. >> all right. still ahead on "way too early," we ask the famous question, why are you possibly awake? your tweets,

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for an historic day. >> a lot of people talking about what michelle obama is going to wear. who are you wearing today? >> reporter: what am i wearing today? >> what designer? >> reporter: which designer am i wearing? probably someone you have never heard of it. i wouldn't want to blow the surprise. remember that lemongrass dress she wore four years ago, the coat and dress was very popular. we'll wait to see what she wears today sporting her brand new bangs. >> thank you, tracie potts. appreciate it. >>> today is also martin luther king, jr., today. in the bay area people will celebrate with a day of service. in san mateo county, volunteers will hold a food drive for second harvest food bank along with a celebration of the arts. in oakland, cleanup events will be held on martin luther king jr. regional shoreline and in fruitvale, several events will be held and caltrain will host the freedom train ride leaving at 9:30 this morning. >>> it is 6:35. almost 6:35. let's check in with christina loren. more of the same this weekend? >> more of the same. hopefully you have the day off to ge

them to get out there. eric holder said that we were cowards on race. obama continues to talk about injecting race into all aspects when he talks about bitter clingers, he suggested that we had antipathy for people who don't look like us. he said if he had a kid, he would look like trayvon martin, and all race on the brain. >> david, a man of your intellect, david, you're way off in the weeds and last touch with the argument i'm making to you, you can see the carnage in the black community at a tremendously high rate on a-- >> and look at the president and black on black crime then instead of exploiting children. >> david you say because it's black on black crime it's powerful. >> what? i said you ought to be focused on it, you ought to be focused on it it. >> sean: let's focus on putting in place better --. >> let's focus on putting in place reasonable gun control that keeps guns out of the hands of these gang bangers killing fellow americans. >> sean: they don't obey laws, law breakers don't obey laws. >> what do you mean, gun control-- go ahead, david. >> gun control has the oppo

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look at one of those issues that will likely define president obama's second term, and that will be immigration, which dan was just talking about. but we'll take a closer look at it now. all right, now i want to send it back to victor, wloho's in a ni, toasty studio back in atlanta. >> comfy, cozy. you have some nice patriotic music playing there. >> yeah, we have a little band playing. everybody's getting ready for the party here on the mall. >> very nice, randi. >>> if you had to pick, who would you choose to play coach joe paterno in a movie? we'll tell you who is playing the role. >>> and there could be a lance armstrong movie soon. the rights have already been secured. [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses

offense. president obama puts congress on notice with his push for expanding gun regulation. can his supporters cobble together enough votes on california total hicapitol hillo get what he wants. we'll talk to stanley mcchrystal. find out what the man who led the u.s. mission in afghanistan has to say about his ouster. president obama's pentagon pick and a lot more. >>> and 2013 kicks off with another sports scandal. suddenly, a tear-jerking tragedy for one of college football's brightest stars turns into a twisted tale of lies. >>> good morning from washington, it's thursday, january 17th, 2013, this is "the daily rundown," i'm chuck todd. we couldn't ignore te'o. the first read of the morning. the president didn't just roll out a new set of gun proposals. he launched an emotional campaign to try to get congress to act, devoting more time lying out the need for new action on guns than the plans themselves. using every tool at his disposal to tap into public anger and grief about gun violence. in front of an audience that included parents of newtown victims, and making an emotional r

obama will hit on in terms of themes for monday? >> well, we expect that the president will talk about some of his accomplishments but will make the point that there's still big challenges out there. there's still a long way to go. and engage the public -- you've seen this already with some of the igissues that the white house has -- big issues that the white house has been dealing with. they bring the public into the process to help put pressure on congress or to sell it to the nation. so we can expect the president to say, look, the public needs to be involved in order to put pressure on congress so we can move some of the agenda forward. >> it's going to be a very interesting speech, interesting day, as well. >> exactly. >> dan lothian, nice to see you again. thank you. >>> former president george w. bush was invited to the obama inauguration. but it turns out he can't make it. neither can his father, george h.w. bush. both attended the first inauguration. the elder bush is recovering from a month-long hospital stay due to bronchitis. and he's still getting physical therapy, as well

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about this provocative ad talking about the president's children are protected by people who bear arms. so you can be sure that the nra is going to continue to be just as aggressive as the obama supporters on all of this. >> you know, the reaction from republicans to what the president did yesterday, signing 23 executive orders, if you will, has been very intense. rick perry, the republican governor of texas saying this. the second amendment to the constitution is a basic right of free people and cannot nor will it be abridged by the executive power of this or any other president. at least so far, we're not seeing a whole lot of opportunity for real substantive negotiations. >> no. and, of course, rick perry is a governor that once suggested that texas secede from the union and ran for the presidency himself. wolf whark we're hearing is a lot of second amendment talk, the president want to take away your guns. there's also talk among republicans that an assault weapons ban will not be effective, that it would not have solved the are problem, for example n. newtown. so there's talk

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. good to have you here this morning, jordan. in your piece you talk about religious freedom day. president obama said we remember religious liberty is not just an american human right it is liberty to protected here at home and across the globe of the why is the white house not more involved in this case? >> i think it is outrage just what we've seen from the state department so far. we held back on the criticism because we know it takes time for the executive branch of u.s. government handling all the different issues. they have had since july. we started representing pastor saeed when ripped off a bus. we represented him within 48 hours. they to the a call, to his wife been on fox news in the united states that they couldn't do anything. until last week when the media pressure and attention really turned up because of this hanging judge that was ounce noed. he is sanctioned by the european union. our own u.s. commission on international religious freedom said he should be sanctioned. until that happened and we got this letter from the pastor from jail saying he was beat and to

president obama will want to take them away. >> well, that is true. as we talked about before. we're seeing an incredible swelling not only in the purchasing of guns but in the, in nra membership as well. i think that there is an expected, expectation on the part of the administration that the national rifle association's power is going to be quite, formidable and that they are not going to be able to pass everything in their legislative package, which as you mention is going to be outlined in specifics, soon. it will include, an assault weapons ban. it will include restrictions on magazine clips and high capacity ammunition. that is the kind of thing that will be fought hard by the nra. white house doesn't expect an assault weapons ban to pass but it will include it in its goals because they want to include everything in its goals. i think what they're expecting in the end to find consensus on is more like, i said, consensus and cooperation in the area of background checks and screening, before guns are purchased. maybe the closing of the gun show loophole so that people enga

talks about them himself because he's with them. >> one thing that is similar to the obama girls is chelsea clinton. they spend those impressionable years, teenage years in the white house. how does that impact them or how does that impact chelsea and how do you think that will impact the obama girls? >> the real crisis for a presidential child is establishing an identity separate from the parent. and that can show up years later. and there are horrific stories and there are wonderful stories that presidential children, it's either feast or famine. they tend to do great things, lead armies, head universities, bell selling authors or they can fall tragically. we won't know the story till it's over. i think it's going to be good because this is a new trend for first families, for example, they have discipline. most first families have no discipline at all. they're so guilty about being part from their kids they don't have any structure. this family has structure. you can't come home after you've been on the road and crack the whip. you can only do that after you get home, get in the f

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wasn't acting fast enough. >> we talk to these folks because they, potentially, have the best answers. >> he made history with supreme court nominations and with the country engaged in two wars, president obama took action. >> it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. >> he fired a runaway general and fulfilled a campaign promise. >> tonight i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> but back at home, the mid-term elections brought a resounding victory for republicans. >> the american people have sent an unmistakable message to him today. change course. >> is it possible voters can conclude you're still not getting it? >> i'm not recommending for every future president that they take a shellacking like i did last night. >> president obama moved ahead with his domestic agenda. >> this morning i am proud. final law that will bring an end to don't ask, don't tell. >> as he battled republicans over the debt ceiling. >> dealing with the white house is like dealing with a bowl of jell-o. >> can they say

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, michelle obama did it when it came to health care. she talked about her daughter's bmi, blacking about it, for them to say, you're not allowed in any way, shape, or form or capacity to talk about our children and the impact of public policy, hypocrisy. >> gretchen: michelle always has an opinion about every issue of the day. have a fantastic week. >> take care. >> gretchen: coming up, honey, they shrunk the foot long. subway coming up short. then senator marco rubio says the president doesn't believe in the he second amendment and he should have the guts to admit it. he explains his thoughts. right back [ male announcer ] this year, make safety your top priority and save hundreds with our best offer. get an adt security system starting at just $49 installed, but for a limited time only. that's an instant savings of $250. don't leave your family's safety to chance when you can take advantage of these savings now. call or visit adt.com/tv. both: i had a break-in. man: by the time we called the police, there wasn't much they could do. i felt so helpless. adt quickly called the police. i felt

the military and came out and became a cop. what i want everybody to know and want president obama to know, i feel like our country is divided. we need to come together as one. i get to talk to kids. the lady, the mother of that evil kid that shot those kids should have had enough common sense to think, hey, you know what i should be a responsible gun owner and take these guns and lock them out. out of the house and what i want people to remember is our flag is made out of the blood of patriots, do not give up your rights because when you give up your rights you're going to fight with blood to get the rights back. and that second amendment has given us every other amendment and as a sportsman, as a cop, guns are not the problem. we need to become a better country, need to become better parents and responsible. if we're responsible americans, human beings with our case, this country with be greater. >> i want to apologize we didn't get to hear from everybody tonight. i promise we will bring you back. it's sad a lot of media outlets won't give bothhhhh >> alisyn: good morning, everyone.

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president obama. >> he was nervous. that was an awkward moment, as we say. let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president that says president of the united states. everybody in washington but certainly every senator and vice presidencies himself as vice president. this vice president, the task for in the middle class, implementation of the recovery act and now within the last few weeks the deal on the fiscal cliff and gun violence, gun safety, this president has entrusted him with enormous responsibility and i think frankly the vice president has proven himself. >> i think when you do those high profile, it's like working at a nuclear plant that measures how much radiation you've absorbed. when you've done enough of that task force, you're radioactive, too.

. >> mike: and let's talk about another hot button issue. president obama setting his sights on perhaps the next overhaul of the immigration system. and there is already a republican challenge in the works. >> jennifer griffin joins us live with the details. >> good morning, guys. the president has vowed to take on immigration reform. but florida senator marco rubio whose parents were from cuba, accuses the president of poisoning the well, even last minute laws through an executive order issuing work permits and halting deportation just prior to the election. in a wide ranging interview in the wall street journal, rubio explains why the president must embrace immigration reform and outlines what he hopes to be his signature plan. quote, i don't think there's a lot of concern in this country that we'll now get overrun by ph.d.'s and entrepreneurs. i think it's the rhetoric by a handful of voices in the minority, but loud none the less that have allowed the left to create an unfair perception to conservatives and republicans are anti-hispanic, and anti-immigration, and we do have to overc

president obama, in the article it talks about the man who wanted to change the nature of washington now actually warns job candidates that it's hard to get anything done there. so, that's kind of a rude awakening that tom and david and doris talked about a little while ago. you come to this town for your first inaugural and you're fill ed with this hope and idealism and, unfortunately, there is a lot of reality that takes hold very quickly in this job and in this city. >> in some ways, washington itself is that immovable object, the president going to have coffee with the congressional leaders with both parties, a moment of bipartisanship, symbol of bipartisanship, yet the reality of bipartisanship all too rare in these last four years as washington has changed quite a bit. >> the american people want partisanship. they're tired of the gridlock and the fighting. >> and yet in a couple of weeksl roll up their sleeves, take the gloves off, talking about things like passing a budget, then they'll have to deal with gun control, climate. if the four years is any indication, it won't be smoot